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No interest in ever clerking, will that hurt my career?
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:22 am
by crossarmant
So, I hear about everyone clerking and how important it is, especially going to a school that focuses on clerking. I have absolutely zero interest in ever doing so, is that going to detrimental to my career? Almost every attorney I've met in my summer job has clerked somewhere so I feel like I'd be the oddball out.
Re: No interest in ever clerking, will that hurt my career?
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:32 am
by TTH
Gonna be hard to get dat Article III appointment/tenure track job without it.
Otherwise, doesn't matter.
Re: No interest in ever clerking, will that hurt my career?
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:12 am
by Curious1
crossarmant wrote:So, I hear about everyone clerking and how important it is, especially going to a school that focuses on clerking. I have absolutely zero interest in ever doing so, is that going to detrimental to my career? Almost every attorney I've met in my summer job has clerked somewhere so I feel like I'd be the oddball out.
Also interested in this, especially because I don't even know if federal courts hire foreign clerks (and if they did, I know they can't pay them).
Re: No interest in ever clerking, will that hurt my career?
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:26 am
by kalvano
It won't hurt your career, unless you want to work at Barlit or Susman.
If you want to do litigation, you might re-think it, as it's very helpful for that. Otherwise, it's just a nice resume boost.